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<h1>Creating a Thermometer widget</h1>
<p class="whs1">A Thermometer widget is a simple status indicator 
 that displays a thermometer set to a certain temperature level. The temperature 
 level within the thermometer is a visual representation of a single metric 
 value. This type of widget is ideal for tracking progress toward a goal. 
 Like the Gauge and Cylinder widgets, this type of widget is designed to 
 display the value of a single metric. </p>
<p class="whs1">The Thermometer widget is most useful when 
 combined with a selector because this allows users to choose specific 
 metric values to display in the thermometer. In the image below, the thermometer 
 level represents the Units Sold metric.</p>
<p class="whs2"><img src="images/widget_thermometer.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="231px" height="327px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> </p>
<h2>To create a Thermometer widget</h2>
<ol type="1" class="whs4">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Insert a Thermometer widget 
 into the document. For steps, see 
<a href="Insert_a_widget.htm">Inserting 
 a widget into a document</a>.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs5">Add 
 objects to the Grid/Graph that contains the widget. To do this, from the 
 Dataset Objects panel on the left, select attributes and metrics and drag 
 them on top of the widget, using the following requirements:</p></li>
</ol>
<ol type="disc" class="whs6">
	<ol type="a" class="whs7">
		
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Place at least one attribute 
 on the rows of the Grid/Graph. Its elements are displayed in the selector. 
 </p></li>
		
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Place one metric on the 
 columns of the Grid/Graph. This ensures that the temperature level in 
 the thermometer represents the metric values. </p></li>
	</ol>
</ol>
<ol start="3" type="1" class="whs4">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Right-click the widget, select 
 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>View Mode</B></span>, and then <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Graph</B></span>. 
 The widget is displayed in a graph view. </p></li>
	
<li style=" font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs5">Insert 
 a selector next to the Thermometer widget. This selector allows users 
 to choose different attribute elements. Assign the attribute as the selector's 
 source. For steps to insert a selector and select a source for it, see 
 
<a HREF="Insert_a_selector.htm">Inserting a selector into a document</a>.</p></li>
</ol>
<ol start="5" type="1" class="whs4">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Set the Thermometer widget 
 as the target of the selector. For steps to select an object as target 
 of a selector, see 
<a href="Choose_targets_for_selector.htm">Choosing 
 targets for a selector</a>. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">It is recommended you also 
 drag the dataset report from the Dataset Objects panel and place it beneath 
 the selector. This allows you to see the report's values as you select 
 different attribute elements from the selector and see how they change 
 the appearance of the Thermometer widget.</p></li>
	
<li style=" font-weight: normal; " class=p><p class="whs5">By 
 default, the values on the side of the Thermometer widget range from 1 
 to 100. If there are metric values on your report that are larger than 
 100, right-click the widget and select Properties to open the Thermometer 
 Properties dialog box. In the Max value field, enter a number larger than 
 the largest metric value on the report. For example, if the metric values 
 on the report range from 60,000 to 1,000,000, enter a number like 1,100,000 
 to accommodate larger values in the data. </p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">View and test your results 
 by selecting <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Flash</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Mode</B></span>.</p></li>
</ol>
<p class="whs2"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Note</B></span>: 
 If Flash Mode is not available you must make Flash Mode available in the 
 document. For steps, see 
<a href="Defining_available_display_modes.htm">Defining 
 which display modes are available to users</a>.</p>
<ol start="9" type="1" class="whs4">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">Click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK</B></span> 
 to apply the changes and return to the document.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p class="whs8"><span><B><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Related 
 topics</B></span></B></span></p>
<ul type="disc" class="whs9">
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">
<a href="Flash_Mode.htm">Working 
 with documents in Flash Mode</a>.</p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">
<a href="Format_Thermometer.htm">Formatting 
 a Thermometer widget</a></p></li>
	
<li class=p><p class="whs1">
<a href="Analyze_data_in_Thermometer.htm">Analyzing 
 data in a Thermometer widget</a></p></li>
</ul>
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